About the Authors

Humberto Muzi-Filho

Affiliations Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Camila G. P. Bezerra

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Alessandro M. Souza

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Leonardo C. Boldrini

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Christina M. Takiya

Affiliation Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Felipe L. Oliveira

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Renata T. Nesi

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Samuel S. Valença

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Marcelo Einicker-Lamas

Affiliations Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Adalberto Vieyra

Affiliations Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lucienne S. Lara

lara@icb.ufrj.br

Affiliations Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Valeria M. N. Cunha

Affiliation Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HM-F CGPB AMS LCB CMT FLO RTN SSV ME-L AV LSL VMNC. Performed the experiments: HM-F CGPB AMS LCB FLO RTN. Analyzed the data: HM-F CGPB AMS LCB CMT FLO RTN SSV ME-L AV LSL VMNC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HM-F CGPB AMS LCB CMT FLO RTN SSV ME-L AV LSL VMNC. Wrote the manuscript: HM-F AV LSL VMNC.